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The world as will and representation

Book • 1966
The book is divided into four parts.

The first part addresses the world as representation, the second details the world as will, the third discusses art and beauty as the only way to transcend the painful human condition, and the fourth discusses ethics and the ascetic ideal.

Schopenhauer argues that the will is the underlying reality of the world, beyond mere appearances, and that it is characterized by ceaseless striving and suffering.

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Mentioned in 18 episodes

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Simon Critchley
in relation to his philosophical ideas on music.
93 snips
How to feel alive
Recommended, specifically 'The World as Will and Representation', for its sublime philosophical concepts.
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Juan Branco : Empoisonnement ?
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Douglas Rushkoff
in relation to the concept of will preceding reality, as discussed in
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Mitch Horowitz
's book.
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Mitch Horowitz
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Breht
as a book that had a seminal impact on Nietzsche's intellectual life.
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Philosophy Series: Nietzsche and the Death of God
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Jack Symes
in relation to humans as devils and animals as tortured souls.
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#2193 - Jack Symes
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Breht
in relation to German transcendental idealism and his integration of Buddhist ideas.
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Process & Reality: Alfred North Whitehead, Process Philosophy, and Organic Realism
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Jacke Wilson
in relation to Tolstoy's philosophical influences and contrasting views on history.
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621 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Mentioned by the podcast host as a work rendered obsolete by scientific progress.
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85: Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks, pt. 1 - Thales, Anaximander, Heraclitus
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Fr. Bonaventure Chapman
in a discussion comparing philosophical figures.
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What Nietzsche Got Right
Mentioned throughout the podcast as the central figure whose philosophy is being discussed.
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The Wisdom of a Pessimist – Arthur Schopenhauer
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when discussing Nietzsche's critique of Schopenhauer's followers and their interpretation of his philosophy.
The Gay Science #9 (II.98-II.107)
Paired with Pascal in Nietzsche's 'Journey to Hades', contrasting Schopenhauer's pessimistic resignation with Pascal's tortured faith.
95: The Journey to Hades
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Christopher Wallis
to explain the concept of divine will in Shaiva Tantra.
The Three Effective Methods
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Miroslav Volf
when discussing Nietzsche's concern with Genesis 2-3 regarding innocence, idleness, and immortality.
Amor Mundi Part 3: Loving Our Fate? / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
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Simon Critchley
in relation to Nietzsche's views on nihilism.
Simon Critchley, "The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political Theology" (Verso, 2014)
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Jacke Wilson
in relation to Emily Brontë's essay, highlighting the bleakness of her perspective.
677 Dylan Thomas (with John Goodby) | Emily Brontë and the Search for Hope
Mentioned when discussing Nietzsche's critique of Schopenhauer.
92: The Four Great Errors
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Victoria Hutchins
as a work that theorizes that attraction is irrational and based on what is biologically optimal.
The Philosophy of Love
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Neil Bhatt
while discussing will and free will in the context of the Bhagavad Gita.
Episode 400: Chapter 3, verses 31, 32 and 33

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